Pawn America to open first Milwaukee-area store

Second-hand retailer Pawn America said it plans to open its first Milwaukee-area store Feb. 1 in West Allis.

The store will be located at 7530 W. Lincoln Ave. in the former Moline Jewelry & Loan location. Pawn America said the space has been renovated "from top to bottom, inside and out" to look like a big-box retail store.

"The family-friendly demographic of West Allis is a perfect match for us," Chuck Armstrong, community affairs director for Burnsville, Minn-based Pawn America, said in a statement announcing the planned opening.